. The Burton Holmes lectures;. FROM THE TOWER flocked hither from distant lands ; more holy men came hereto dwell ; and thus, room by room, house by house, themonastery grew, and the brotherhood waxed powerful untilMegaspeleon became the largest and the richest of all themonastic institutions of medieval Greece. As yet we havenot seen the cave itself, for it is hidden by this mask of six-. CLIMHINC. Till; GRECIAN JOURNEYS 223 teen centuries constructions. Nor does it seem a cave,when iinally, with hesitant reverence, the brothers lead usinto this sacred heart of the rock, this bejewel
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. FROM THE TOWER flocked hither from distant lands ; more holy men came hereto dwell ; and thus, room by room, house by house, themonastery grew, and the brotherhood waxed powerful untilMegaspeleon became the largest and the richest of all themonastic institutions of medieval Greece. As yet we havenot seen the cave itself, for it is hidden by this mask of six-. CLIMHINC. Till; GRECIAN JOURNEYS 223 teen centuries constructions. Nor does it seem a cave,when iinally, with hesitant reverence, the brothers lead usinto this sacred heart of the rock, this bejeweled cavern,where naught save the cool dampness of the incense-ladenair suggests the subterranean. The pale illumination of theouter day touches with reverent lingers the silver lamps, the
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